I'm sitting in the parking lot at Wal Mart, waiting for Stan to fill water bottles. We moved today from Jekyll Island to a little park right outside of Charleston, SC. All is well and good except we have no reception so I'm trying to do this on the run.
OK you guys, we found the place you all want to be on a vacation from the stress of every day life. Jekyll Island is a perfect little jewel. It's just off the coast of Georgia, about an hour and a half from Savannah. It's only 10 miles long and it's got bike trails everywhere. On the Atlantic side there are miles of beaches and on the other side are "cottages" that were built by the wealthy industrialists back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They used Jekyll Island for their winter playgrounds. They built a huge club house and guest house and had docks for the yachts that they arrived on. Today these buildings are all owned by the state of Georgia. The club and guest house are used as a hotel and the cottages, etc are museums. At the end of the island is the camp ground and rv park. The whole island is pretty much covered and shaded by huge oaks with hanging moss. Everyone parks their cars and gets around by bicycle. It's all very civilized and relaxing.
So do I sound like a travel brochure? All I know is that we're going back someday...
3 comments:
I'm sure Kristian told you, but Ryan and I went there for our Honeymoon...almost 6 years ago. We LOVED it and have been talking about going back someday ever since we got back. I'm so glad you got to go there. It's such a beautiful and laid back place!
Hi Kerwoods! We're enjoying keeping up on your travels through your blog. I groaned with jealously when I saw the post on Jekyll Island. :) Great place.
That pic of Stan on the beach is classic. I am a bit envious!
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